Japanese encephalitis is a disease transmitted by mosquito bites and infects the brain.
Japanese encephalitis has been confirmed in one person in Tanahun. Japanese encephalitis was confirmed in an 80-year-old man from Bhimad municipality-2.
Public Health Office Tanahun information officer Sudeep Kandel informed that during the examination at the New Medical College Chitwan, the old man was confirmed to be infected with Japanese encephalitis.
After the Japanese encephalitis infection was found in the old man, the office conducted a contact test and public awareness program. Kandel informed that under the leadership of the head of the office, Amar Dawadi, the contacts of the local residents were tested.
Japanese encephalitis is a disease transmitted by mosquito bites and infects the brain. Health workers say that this will paralyze the nervous system of the infected person and also lead to the death of the patient.
